President Donald Trump has decried concerns over the transmission of military plans on the messaging app Signal as a “witch hunt”. He sought to deny the seriousness of the leak in which his top national security officials seem to have tied themselves up in knots. Trump has insisted that no classified information was shared among the members of the group. He also said it wasn’t uncommon for members of the government to use Signal for official business. He has also spent a lot more energy disparaging Goldberg and The Atlantic than defending his national security officials. 00:41 TRUMP’S TOP TEAM IN SIGNALGATE 02:03 TRUMP ADMIN DENIES CLASSIFIED LEAK03:30 HEGSETH BATTLES SCANDALS04:56 RUBIO ADMITS ‘BIG MISTAKE’06:04 CONTRADICTORY EXPLANATIONSn18oc_world n18oc_crux

This is PM Modi’s third visit to Thailand to attend the BIMSTEC Summit. He will call on his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra and will embark on a visit to Sri Lanka next.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha that India is closely monitoring minority attacks in Pakistan and Bangladesh. He highlighted recent incidents targeting Hindus, Sikhs, Ahmadis, and Christians. Jaishankar stressed India’s inability to change Pakistan’s mindset but affirmed proactive measures to address the issue. The Human Rights Focus Pakistan report noted a rise in minority attacks in 2025.